Driver hit pedestrian in fatal BQE crash in Woodside
A 55-year-old driver traveling in the center lane hit a 33-year-old pedestrian trying to cross the BQE in Woodside at 10:49 p.m. on July 13, 2023, police told QNS; the official record lists one pedestrian killed.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police told QNS that a 55-year-old driver was traveling in the BQE's center lane when he hit a 33-year-old man trying to cross in Woodside. The official record lists one pedestrian killed and no injuries in the July 13, 2023, crash at 10:49 p.m. QNS identified the vehicle as a 2005 Ford Explorer, while the official record classifies the Ford as a station wagon/SUV. QNS reported that EMS took the man to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where police said he was pronounced dead. The driver stayed at the scene and was not injured. QNS reported that no arrests had been made and the investigation remained ongoing as of July 14.
Police described a center-lane collision.
Police told QNS that a 55-year-old driver was traveling in the center lane when he hit a 33-year-old man trying to cross the BQE.
The official record lists one pedestrian killed and no injuries in the crash at 10:49 p.m. on July 13, 2023.
Reports describe the vehicle differently.
QNS identified it as a 2005 Ford Explorer; the official record classifies the Ford as a station wagon/SUV.
Near the Broadway and Roosevelt Avenue exit.
The official record places the crash on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. QNS reported that police responded to a pedestrian-struck call on the westbound BQE near Exit 40 in Woodside; the exit leads to Broadway and Roosevelt Avenue.
The driver stayed at the scene.
QNS reported that EMS took the man to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where police said he was pronounced dead. The 55-year-old driver remained at the scene and was not injured. As of QNS's July 14 report, police said there had been no arrests and the investigation was ongoing.